The effects of ethnic group cultural differences on the level of cooperative behaviour exhibited in a social dilemma : a New Zealand European-Asian cross-cultural study

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The effects of ethnic group cultural differences on the level of cooperative behaviour exhibited in a social dilemma : a New Zealand European-Asian cross-cultural study

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The choice between cooperative and competitive behaviour on a simple task was examined using 153 European New Zealanders and 30 Asian subjects drawn from the Lincoln University student population. The aim of the study was to assess the effects of ethnic group cultural differences on the choice to compete or cooperate with another party at the individual and group level. The impact of situation cues favourable to cooperative behaviour were also investigated. In the study, the subjects were ...

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Thesis

Thesis level

Masters

Date created

1996

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McElwee, D. N.

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https://hdl.handle.net/10182/2313

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cross-cultural / individualism / collectivism / cooperation / competition / prisoner's dilemma / cultural differences / social dilemma / ethnicity / cooperative behaviour / Business and Management / Social and Community Psychology / Race and Ethnic Relations

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